Entertainment:
Jackie Chan is an actor known for the movies “Rush Hour” franchise and “Police Story”.
Russell Crowe is an actor known for the movies “Gladiator” and “A Beautiful Mind”.
Francis Ford Coppola is a director known for the movies “The Godfather” franchise and “Apocalypse Now”.
Anna Konkle is an actress known for the TV shows “Rosewood” and “Pen15”.
Bill Bellamy is an actor known for the TV shows “Cousin Skeeter” and “Mr. Box Office”.
Kevin Alejandro is an actor known for the TV shows “Lucifer” and “Fire Country”.
Patricia Belcher is an actress known for the TV shows “Bones” and “The Villains of Valley View”.
John Oates is a singer-songwriter-musician known for being half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. His main role in the duo is being the guitarist, he also co-wrote many of the top 10 songs that they recorded.
Sports:
Football:
Tony Dorsett is a four time Pro-Bowl Hall of Fame running back who made one First-Team All-Pro and won one Super Bowl Chamionship 1977 with the Dallas Cowboys.
Tiki Barber is a former running back who made three Pro-Bowls and made one First-Team All-Pro.
Ronde Barber is a five time Pro-Bowl Hall of Fame defensive back who made three First-Team All-Pros and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2002 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Steve Wisniewski is a former guard who made eight Pro-Bowls and made two First-Team All-Pros.
Ricky Waters is a former running back who made five Pro-Bowls and won one Super Bowl Championship in 1994 with the San Francisco 49ers.
Baseball:
Adrian Beltre is a four time All-Star Hall of Fame third basemen who won five Gold Glove Awards and won four Silver Slugger Awards.
Ronnie Belliard is a former infielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2006 with the St Louis Cardinals.
Josh Hader is a five time All-Star closer for the Houston Astros who has led the league in saves once and won Reliver of the Year three times. He also has pitched a combined no-hitter and pitched an immaculate inning. He has won a Silver Medal as well to holding four MLB records.
Bill Stoneman is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and pitched two no-hitters. As general manager he won one World Series Championship with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002.
Veronica Alvarez is a former catcher who has won a Gold Medal, a Silver Medal and two Bronze Medals. She is the current manager of USA National Baseball Women’s team and works for the Oakland Athletics.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Ricky Bones, Brett Tomko, Eduardo Rodriguez, Rick Sawyer, Dave Oliver, Dave Cripe, Bobby Mitchell, Rick Engle, Freddy Benavides, Mark Thompson, Jimmy Osting, Ben Petrick, Danny Sandoval, Vinny Rottino, Wes Whisler, Chia-Jen Lo, Charles Brewer, Kevin Shackelford, David Bote, Joel Payamps, Mangeuris Sierra & Hoy Park!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
James Garner was an actor known for the TV shows “Rockford Files” and “The Maverick”.
Billie Holliday was a singer who was nicknamed “Lady Day” by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.
Ravi Shankar was a sitar virtuoso, he became the world’s best-known expert of North Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. He won a Polar Music Prize and four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for The Concert for Bangladesh in 1973.
Sports:
Hockey:
Clark Gillies was a Hall of Fame winger who made two All-Star teams and won four Stanley Cup Championships with the New York Islanders.
Baseball:
Bobby Doer was a Hall of Fame second basemen who made nine All-Star teams.